Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1887-05-27
COMMUNICATION.
WASHINGTON, May Sth. L

HAhlNdTON, MAY 9TH, 1901.
The event of the past week was the.
visit to Washington of the Queen Of
the Sandwich Islands and her suite.
All sorts Of obsequious attentions were
paid to her majesty at the Capitol of
this great Republic, for although Ko-
piolani has the complexion of mulat.
to and the Egyptian cast of feature,
she is a royal parsonage, and there is
only one way to treat visiting royalty
in this country AS we'll as in any ether.
The Queen first called at the White
House, and her visit was returned by
Mrs. Cleveland and the ladies of the
Cabinet in less than two hours, accord
ing to the royal etiquette. Then fol-
lowed a good deal of sightseeing
around the city under the piIotage of
committee Of*reception, a dinEer at
the Hawaiian Legation, review and
and parade of troops in her honor, re
ception OF masons at her hotel king
kaIakaua, the Queens husband, is
member of the fraternity visit to
the circus, another to the races, trip
to the tomb of Washington on the U.
S. Dispatch escorted by an impos-
ing company of foreign Diplomats and
representatives of our own Govern
ment, and banquet at the White
House.
The conjunction of royalty and dem.
ocracy was especially interesting as pre-
sented at lhe State dinner. The presi
dent of nearly sixty millions of free.
men led out the queen consort, Kapi-
olani, of little more than sixty-thou-
sand people, and sat at one end of his
official board with the dusky hued
queen on his right and the dusky prin.
cess accompanying her on his left.
For once, at least, since the beginning
of his Administration, Mr.. Cleveland
found himself flanked by two women
who could not talk back to him. Nei.
ther of them had sufficient command
Of English for general conversation.
at the other end of the table sat Mrs.
Cleveland and Minister Carter, who
represents the little kingdom in the
Pacific ocean to this Government.
Mrs. Cleveland laughed gayly as she
talked to her escort and was evidently
enjoying the Presidents situation
while she was concealed from his view
by large floral decoration in the cen.
ter of the table.
The banquet was a most elaborate
affair and in perfection of every detail
was thought to excel any entertain.
nent given at the Executive Mansion
turing Mr. Cleveland's occupancy.
The State apartments were profuselv
decorated with flowers, among which
the Hawaiian colors were prominent.
and the East Room surpassed the oc.
'asion of the Presidents wedding, not
IN number, perhaps, but in the selec.
lion of the flowers used.
When visiting the Treasury Depart.
ment Kapiolani was taken down into
the subterranean vaults where the
money is kept, and seemed to take
deep interest in the loads of gold and
silver stored away there. When told
how much money she stood in the
midst of, she was filled with wonder
She left the capital delighted with her
visit, and thinking that this is a great
people, and that they have big Navy,
aod immense dinners. and big tafy
mines and handsome Presidents wives.
But let it be said of Hawiias Queen
hat notwithstanding the fact that hers
IS only little kingdom and that her
skin is colored brown, ROYALTY of the
highest degree could not have de
ported itself with more becoming lady
ike grace than she exhibited durinp
her visit to w ashington. She showed
herself to be Soman of good sense
and good manners. She was unob-
strusiye, modest, self-poised, dignifed
and even stately. Not speaking En-
glish she was at disadvantage, but
she was intelligent looking and appar-
sntly quick-witted.
Probably the silliest of all tho silly
stories that have been told of Secreta.
y Lamar was that one to the effect
hat he would not attend the State
Inner given to the Queen of the
Islands on account of he,
'olor. 1t seems ridiculous to take
line to contradict SO preposterous
report, were it not for the f.ct that
'o:'e peopi, might be just silly
enough TO believe it. The secretary
vas eon;i,.s.l to l.is.hause b. sickness
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